Magnification of one eye

[flycho]

Recently found out our toddler is severely long-sighted in just one eye at +8 dioptres. Other eye is fine.


We've found decent glasses that fit well and suit his face (Tomato Glasses), and we've gone for a thinned lens... But it's impossible to ignore the fact that one of his eyes looks very magnified.
He has a lovely handsome symmetrical face, and then he puts the glasses on and it just looks... wonky. It completely changes his face.


We're still a few years away from contact lenses being an option.


Is there ANYTHING that can be done until then to try and reduce this magnification effect?

[GAgirl]

Did you use an aspheric lens?

[mervinek]

Did you use an aspheric lens?

The optician should have already done this, discuss with the optician regarding decentration and aspheric lenses. Unfortunately a lot is physics. You'll always have asymmetry because that the difference in Rx.

[Uncle Fester]

You are posting outside of our guidelines so I think this thread will be locked shortly but as has already been stated an aspheric lens will for now be the only option.

I expect a lot more info is needed but I'd love to see a doc with pediatric experience chime in with my thought that this toddler is probably going to be monocular.

[flycho]

You are posting outside of our guidelines so I think this thread will be locked shortly

I know... sorry about that. The only eyecare forums I found that are open to non-professionals are basically dead.

I'll speak with the optician about aspheric lenses, it's not something they mentioned so I'm not sure.

He has been seeing a paediatric ophthalmologist and orthoptist regarding amblyopia (which is currently improving with the glasses/patches thankfully). Obviously the amblyopia is the much bigger concern right now, but I wanted to know if there are any options to reduce the wonky-face effect for when he start school in a couple of years.
I'll speak with them about monocular vision - again, it's not something that has been mentioned before.

[drk]

Just hang in there. He'll be just fine. He'll be in a contact lens in no time. You love your kid and want the best...no harm there.

[smallworld]

I wore +5.00 one eye and plano in the other growing up. I also sported an eye patch. I was teased endlessly. I remember my one big eye being brought up quite a bit. Luckily my father got hired by my first eye doctor and in short time I was put in a contact lens. My dad got the job of putting in and removing my contact when I was age 7. The struggle was real. Now as an adult I find being teased as a child has made me a more empathetic person. Along with the aspheric lenses , I highly recommend Anti-glare coating. It helps mask the look of the magnification.